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Why nobody believes the numbers : distinguishing fact from fiction in population health management / Alfred Lewis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lewis, Alfred.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Health maintenance organizations--Evaluation--United States.
- Health maintenance organizations.
- Managed care plans (Medical care)--Standards--United States.
- Managed care plans (Medical care).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (242 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Why Nobody Believes the Numbers introduces a unique viewpoint to population health outcomes measurement: Results/ROIs should be presented as they are, not as we wish they would be. This viewpoint contrasts sharply with vendor/promoter/consultant claims along two very important dimensions: (1) Why Nobody Believes presents outcomes/ROIs achievable right here on this very planet... (2) ...calculated using actual data rather than controlled substances. Indeed, nowhere in healthcare is it possible to find such sharply contrasting worldviews, methodology
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction Chapter One: Actuaries Behaving Badly Chapter Two: Plausibility-testing: How to Measure Outcomes Using Ingredients Chapter Three: Case Studies that Flunk Every Plausibility Test Known to Mankind Chapter Four: Case Studies that Flunk Every Plausibility Test Known to Mankind and Then Some Chapter Five: Case Studies of Where, When, and How Wellness Programs Have Actually Worked Chapter Six: Yes, Virginia, There Is a Savings Clause Chapter Seven: Disease Management Programs That Actually Work (Pinch Me)Chapter Eight: Contracting/RFP Checklist of Do's and Don'ts (Mostly Don'ts)Appendix: The Keys to the Numerical Kingdom Author's Note on Sources Endnotes Glossary About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9786613678898
- 9781118332061
- 1118332067
- 9781280768125
- 1280768126
- 9781118334201
- 1118334205
- OCLC:
- 783862094
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